Effect of Implementing Standardized Nursing Measures on Prevention of Pulmonary Atelectasis among Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgeries | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 33, Issue 2, May 2024 PDF (881.46 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.367606 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nour Ramadan Ibrahim Ahmad1; Gehan A. Younis2; Elatafy El metwaly Elatafy3; Nadia Mostafa Eleter4 | ||
| 11Master student of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt 2 Nursing specialist at Kafer Elsheik University Hospital | ||
| 2Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 3Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egyp | ||
| 4Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Standardized nursing measures are series of nursing interventions and practices that help in decreasing pulmonary atelectasis after open heart surgeries. Aim: the current study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing standardized nursing measures on prevention of pulmonary atelectasis among patients undergoing open heart surgeries. Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi-experimental study design. Setting: this study was performed at Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Tanta International Teaching Hospital affiliated to Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research. Subjects: A purposive sample of 80 adult conscious patients admitted to the previously mentioned setting and was selected and divided to two equal groups 40 patients in each. Tools: Tool I: Open Heart Surgery Patients’ Assessment Tool, tool II: Pulmonary Atelectasis Assessment Tool. Results: In relation to signs of atelectasis, it was observed that most of the study sample (75%) and less than half (40%) of the control group didn’t have cough during the first and the fifth postoperative day, respectively. Regarding to sings of dyspnea it was observed that 5% of patients and more than half 52.5% of the control group had mild dyspnea during the fifth post-operative day. Conclusion: It can be concluded that implementation of standardized nursing measures techniques decreased signs of postoperative pulmonary atelectasis. Recommendations: It can be recommended that standardized nursing measures should be implemented for patients post heart surgeries to prevent pulmonary atelectasis | ||
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